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The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1) The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
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avg rating 4.30 — 351,850 ratings — published 2006
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White Cat (Curse Workers, #1) White Cat (Curse Workers, #1)
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avg rating 3.79 — 51,324 ratings — published 2010
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Red Glove (Curse Workers, #2) Red Glove (Curse Workers, #2)
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avg rating 3.94 — 25,557 ratings — published 2011
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First Lie Wins First Lie Wins (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.99 — 841,226 ratings — published 2024
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Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1) Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
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avg rating 4.45 — 1,186,889 ratings — published 2015
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The Big Con: The Story of the Confidence Man The Big Con: The Story of the Confidence Man (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.82 — 1,276 ratings — published 1940
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The Heist (Fox and O'Hare, #1) The Heist (Fox and O'Hare, #1)
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avg rating 3.85 — 58,931 ratings — published 2013
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Heist Society (Heist Society, #1) Heist Society (Heist Society, #1)
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avg rating 3.91 — 95,484 ratings — published 2010
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Nine Goblins Nine Goblins (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 11,739 ratings — published 2013
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The Lies I Tell The Lies I Tell (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.08 — 102,301 ratings — published 2022
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A Hacker's Mind: How the Powerful Bend Society's Rules, and How to Bend them Back A Hacker's Mind: How the Powerful Bend Society's Rules, and How to Bend them Back (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.68 — 1,276 ratings — published 2023
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The Girls I've Been The Girls I've Been (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.03 — 55,505 ratings — published 2021
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Pretty Things Pretty Things (ebook)
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avg rating 3.89 — 90,819 ratings — published 2020
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Clinical Operative Dentistry Principles and Practice Clinical Operative Dentistry Principles and Practice (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.41 — 51 ratings — published
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Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.83 — 10,432 ratings — published 2010
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Provenance: How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art Provenance: How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.93 — 6,721 ratings — published 2009
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Ninth House (Alex Stern, #1) Ninth House (Alex Stern, #1)
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avg rating 4.00 — 413,390 ratings — published 2019
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The Wicked King (The Folk of the Air, #2) The Wicked King (The Folk of the Air, #2)
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avg rating 4.27 — 1,120,106 ratings — published 2019
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Vicious (Villains, #1) Vicious (Villains, #1)
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avg rating 4.18 — 334,619 ratings — published 2013
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Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2) Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2)
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avg rating 4.56 — 790,856 ratings — published 2016
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A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1) A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1)
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avg rating 4.03 — 440,295 ratings — published 2015
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Black Heart (Curse Workers, #3) Black Heart (Curse Workers, #3)
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avg rating 4.05 — 19,636 ratings — published 2012
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Red Seas Under Red Skies (Gentleman Bastard, #2) Red Seas Under Red Skies (Gentleman Bastard, #2)
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avg rating 4.25 — 163,334 ratings — published 2007
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Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 63,183 ratings — published 1980
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Libertarianism: What Everyone Needs to Know Libertarianism: What Everyone Needs to Know (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.79 — 232 ratings — published 2012
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The Decline of the West The Decline of the West (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 2,293 ratings — published 1918
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Reflections on the Failure of Socialism Reflections on the Failure of Socialism (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.86 — 36 ratings — published 1955
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Public Opinion Public Opinion (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 1,608 ratings — published 1922
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Ayn Rand For Beginners Ayn Rand For Beginners (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.86 — 86 ratings — published 2009
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The Book of Virtues: 30th Anniversary Edition The Book of Virtues: 30th Anniversary Edition (Audible Audio)
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avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published
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The Moral Compass: Stories for a Life's Journey The Moral Compass: Stories for a Life's Journey (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 571 ratings — published 1995
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Our Sacred Honor: Words of Advice from the Founders in Stories, Letters, Poems, and Speeches Our Sacred Honor: Words of Advice from the Founders in Stories, Letters, Poems, and Speeches (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 211 ratings — published 1997
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The Book of Man: Readings on the Path to Manhood The Book of Man: Readings on the Path to Manhood (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.14 — 348 ratings — published 2011
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The Romance of Religion: Fighting for Goodness, Truth, and Beauty The Romance of Religion: Fighting for Goodness, Truth, and Beauty (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 89 ratings — published 2014
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The Book of Elon: A Guide to Purpose and Success The Book of Elon: A Guide to Purpose and Success (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.55 — 721 ratings — published
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Léon Degrelle in Exile (1945-1994) Léon Degrelle in Exile (1945-1994)
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avg rating 4.64 — 11 ratings — published 2009
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The Worker: Dominion and Form The Worker: Dominion and Form (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.99 — 206 ratings — published 1932
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A Dangerous Encounter (The Eridanos Library) A Dangerous Encounter (The Eridanos Library)
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avg rating 3.26 — 160 ratings — published 1985
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Until the Eyes Shut: Memories of a machine gunner on the Eastern Front, 1943-45 Until the Eyes Shut: Memories of a machine gunner on the Eastern Front, 1943-45 (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.53 — 2,068 ratings — published
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The Outlaws The Outlaws (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.31 — 287 ratings — published 1930
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The Adventurous Heart: Figures and Capriccios The Adventurous Heart: Figures and Capriccios (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 287 ratings — published 1938
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I Have Changed: A Shockingly Personal Statement in a Tragically Impersonal Time I Have Changed: A Shockingly Personal Statement in a Tragically Impersonal Time (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.50 — 6 ratings — published
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Blackthink: My Life As Black Man and White Man Blackthink: My Life As Black Man and White Man (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.56 — 18 ratings — published
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Escolios a una texto implícito: Selección Escolios a una texto implícito: Selección (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.49 — 140 ratings — published 2001
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The Reactionary Mind: Why Conservative Isn't Enough The Reactionary Mind: Why Conservative Isn't Enough (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.11 — 81 ratings — published 2021
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The Liberal Imagination: Essays on Literature and Society The Liberal Imagination: Essays on Literature and Society (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 491 ratings — published 1950
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The Reagan I Knew The Reagan I Knew (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.73 — 560 ratings — published 2008
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God and Man at Yale: The Superstitions of 'Academic Freedom' God and Man at Yale: The Superstitions of 'Academic Freedom' (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.72 — 2,092 ratings — published 1951
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Nearer, My God: An Autobiography of Faith Nearer, My God: An Autobiography of Faith (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 369 ratings — published 1997
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Daniel Defoe
“As for quackery and mountebanks, of which the town was so full, I listened to none of them, and have observed often since, with some wonder, that for two years after the plague I scarcely saw or heard of one of them about town. Some fancied they were all swept away in the infection to a man, and were for calling it a particular mark of God’s vengeance upon them for leading the poor people into the pit of destruction, merely for the lice of a little money they got by them; but I cannot go that length neither. That abundance of them died is certain; many of them came within the reach of my own knowledge; but that all of them were swept off I much question. I believe rather they fled into the country, and tried their practices upon the people there, who were in apprehension of the infection before it came among them.”
Daniel Defoe, A Journal of the Plague Year

Michael Lopp
“The pros are the players who are currently on the winning side of the issue. They’re getting what they want and are not incented to negotiate. They don’t even have to be here, and yet, they’re here and appear willing to listen to the cons, right? Maybe. Maybe they’re just here to watch the cons squirm.”
Michael Lopp, Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager

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